Oklahoma · USACE Tulsa District (SWT)

Oologah Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and Oologah Lake's own seasonal history.

FULL POOL 635 640
Elevation, feet (project datum (NGVD29-era))

as of August 15, 2026

641.23 ft project datum (NGVD29-era)

level 3.2 ft above full pool — on the high side for mid-August

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series OOLO.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev) and updates live when you load this page.


Oologah Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2014–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 640 650 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2014–2026 · elevation, feet (project datum (NGVD29-era))

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

full pool 640 650 660 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2019 (wettest on record)
  • 2023 (driest on record)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2026 (this year)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool 638.00 ft project datum (NGVD29-era) · per USACE Tulsa District (SWT) full-pool reference
Gauge USACE series OOLO.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum project datum (NGVD29-era) — Top of conservation 638.0 per SWT lakepage.
Last verified August 15, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

How full is Oologah Lake right now?

Oologah Lake is at 641.23 ft (project datum (NGVD29-era)) as of August 15, 2026 — 3.2 ft above full pool — on the high side for mid-August

Is Oologah Lake full?

Yes and then some — at 641.23 ft, Oologah Lake is 3.2 ft above its full pool of 638.00 ft (project datum (NGVD29-era)), using flood storage.

What is full pool for Oologah Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Oologah Lake is 638.00 ft project datum (NGVD29-era), per USACE Tulsa District (SWT) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.